Pilot ACE © 1950 National Physical Laboratory.
The Pilot ACE was one of the first computers built in the United Kingdom. It was built at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the early 1950s. It was also one of the earliest stored-program computers, joining other UK designs like the Manchester Mark 1 and EDSAC of the same era. One of the earliest general-purpose computers, it was designed by Alan Turing, who left NPL before the construction was completed.
ACE stands for Automatic Computing Engine.
The Pilot ACE runs it forst program on May 10, 1950.
This computer was used until May 1955, date where it was donated to the Science museum of London.
A commercial version of the PIlot ACE was published as the DEUCE in 1955.
Designed by: Alan Turing
Finished by: James H. Wilkinson, Harry Huskey
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